The Napoli man is interesting a host of clubs and his Joao Santos agent said: "I’m in Brazil, nobody called me from Naples, but English teams have called me, Liverpool, Manchester City, but also Arsenal and Chelsea."

That would be some midfield pairing.

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Double award joy for Aaron Ramsey

Midfielder Aaron Ramsey has won Arsenal's player and goal of the 2017/18 season awards.

The Welshman picked up the gongs for Arsene Wenger's final campaign in charge of the Gunners following a fan vote on the official club website , with Nacho Monreal in second place and Mesut Ozil in third.

Ramsey - who captained the Gunners in Wenger's final match in charge away at Huddersfield last week - won the goal award for his strike in the Europa League against CSKA Moscow.

The midfielder expertly lofted Ozil's pass over goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev with a backheel.